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Virgil, the famous Poet, was much in favour thro’ his great Wit and Learning with Augustus, insomuch that he daily received his Bread from him; Augustus one Day knowing his deep Discretion, ask’d him privately, If he could guess what was his Father; to which he replied, Truly Sir, I do verily believe he was a Baker, a Baker, and why so? says Augustus; because says Virgil, you always reward me with Bread, which Answer so well pleased the Emperour, that he rewarded him afterwards with Money.
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Le fameux Poëte Virgile s’ètoit si bien acquis les bonnes Graces d’Auguste par son Savoir & par son Esprit, qu’il en recevoit son Pain ordinaire; Auguste connoissant la profondeur de son jugement, lui demanda un jour en particulier, s’il pouvoit deviner ce qu’ètoit son Pere? Seigneur, lui repliqua-t-il, je crois fermement qu’il ètoit Boulenger; Boulenger, & pourquoy cela, lui dit Auguste; parce, dit Virgile, que vous me recompensez toûjours en Pain. Cette Réponse plût si fort à l’Empereur, que dans la suite il le recompensa en Argent,